Advanced Issues in High Conflict: Child Custody Cases

In collaboration with the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), CFCC will hold two trainings for professionals who work with families and children. December 5th and 6th, will be a two-day training program for evaluators, therapists, parenting coordinators, mediators, lawyers, judges, parent educators, and other professionals who work with high conflict families.

This program will focus on three areas of complex child custody work for new and experienced evaluators, attorneys, judges, parenting coordinators, and family therapists. Topics will include: (1) assessing and managing difficult clients including those with mental illness, substance abuse, trauma, and personality disorders; (2) assessment of intimate partner violence and effects on children, parenting, and co-parenting; (3) an introduction to addressing children’s resistance or refusal to have contact with a parent.